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Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793

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Sale 319: The Library of Ford Mitchell: Early Americana, Texas & the West (#319) 10/20/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #27 Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793

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Title:

Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793

Author:

[Brown, Charles Brockden]

Place Published:

Philadelphia

Publisher:

H. Maxwell

Date Published:

1799

Description:

[4], 224 pp. (12mo) 7x4, old marbled sheep. First Edition.

First edition, with "Athur Mervyn" for "Arthur Mervyn" in the chapter heading on p.108. Brown was born in Philadelphia in 1771. "Arthur Mervyn" contains a graphic description of Philadelphia as it was during the yellow-fever plague of 1793. Early ownership inscription of Jane Skillman on first text page (partially erased). BAL 1498.

Condition:

Covers detached, leather very rubbed; a little soiling to title, scattered minor browning and foxing; worthy of repair.

Item#:

164763
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